Faculty and Staff

Abbas S. Tavakoli, DrPH, MPH, ME

College of Nursing University of South Carolina 1601 Greene Street, Room 323 Columbia, SC 29208-4001 United States

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Background

Dr. Tavakoli received a Bachelor of Science in Animal Husbandry from Tehran University,
Tehran, Iran 1985, a Master of Public Health in Biostatistics at the University of
South Carolina in 1989, a Doctor of Public Health in Biostatistics at the University
of South Carolina in 1998, and a Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering at
the University of South Carolina in 2003.

Teaching

Dr Tavakoli teaches statistics courses for USC College of Nursing Graduate programs.
He has taught Bios700 (introduction to Biostatistics) and Bios710 (Effective Data
management in Public Health) for graduate students in the School of Public Health.
Dr. Tavakoli also teaches UNIV 101 (Student in University) for freshman students at
the University.

Research

Dr. Tavakoli has been involved with many research projects and manuscripts during
his tenure at the College. His research interests are health related topics and he
has considerable experience in data management, linear modeling, logistic regression,
and experimental design.

Tavakoli, A. & Boyd, Mary (2015). Using SAS to Examine Health-Promoting Life Style Activities
of Upper Division Nursing Students at one of the major University in South Eastern
Southeastern SAS User Group (SESUG) September 27-29, Savanah GA. Retrieved From:http://www.lexjansen.com/sesug/2015/46_Final_PDF.pdf. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1424.5849.

Tavakoli, A., & Heiney, S., (2014). Using SAS to Examine Mediator, Direct and indirect effects
of Isolation and Fear on Social Support Using Baron and Kenny and a Bootstrapping
Method, South Eastern SAS User Group (SESUG). October 19-21, Myrtle Beach, SC. Retrieved
from: http://analytics.ncsu.edu/sesug/2014/SD-01.pdf.

Tavakoli, A., & Heiney, S., (2013). Examining Mediator and indirect effects of Loneliness in Social
Support on Social Well-Being Using Baron and Kenny and a Bootstrapping Method. SAS
Global Forum. April 28-May 1. San Francisco CA. Retrieved from: http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/444-2013.pdf.